今 朝(けさ)

けさ

noun

this morning

1. this morning

The morning of the current day.

今朝(けさ)は早(はや)く起(お)きた。

I woke up early this morning.

今朝(けさ)何(なに)を食(た)べましたか。

What did you eat this morning?

今朝(けさ)の天気(てんき)は良(よ)かった。

The weather was good this morning.

今朝(けさ)の電車(でんしゃ)は人(ひと)が多(おお)かった。

The train was crowded this morning.

今朝(けさ)駅(えき)で友達(ともだち)に会(あ)って、一緒(いっしょ)に学校(がっこう)に行(い)った。

I ran into a friend at the station this morning, and we went to school together.

今朝(けさ) means this morning. Note the irregular reading.

READING:
Read as けさ (NOT こんあさ or いまあさ). This is a special compound reading.

RELATED TIME EXPRESSIONS:

COMMON PATTERNS:

今朝(けさ)の新聞(しんぶん): this morning's newspaper
今朝(けさ)から: since this morning
今朝(けさ)は早(はや)く起(お)きた: I woke up early this morning

SIMILAR IRREGULAR READINGS:

今日(きょう): today (not こんにち)
昨日(きのう): yesterday (not さくじつ)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:35 · Revised 2026.2.27 9:42

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